Procurement are seeing a number of SSW’s attached to PO’s in UBW but they are unsigned. For clarity, the process for Single Supplier Waivers should … Read more
Category: Procurement
New and Updated Procurement Documentation
The Procurement Team have updated a number of key documents for the new Financial Year, and these replace any and all previous versions. These changes … Read more
Smart Data Coding – Year End Deadline
Due to the Financial Year End, the deadline for coding card transactions on Smart data is mid-day on Thursday 10th August. For Year End Guidance … Read more
Updated approval process for Purchase Orders of £5k and above
We recently updated you on the need to limit our non-pay spend to essential spend only for the foreseeable future and it remains imperative that … Read more
Purchasing Card Update and Reminder
All users/holders of Procurement Cards are reminded that you must follow the Procurement Card procedures. This includes signing and approving your monthly statements and transactions, … Read more
External Resource Reminder
Following the announcement of tighter restrictions on resourcing decisions, the process by which the University will appoint external contractors, consultants, and agency staff has changed. … Read more
An Update on Non Pay Activity
In the current, challenging circumstances, the University is taking a number of steps to reduce non pay activity and minimise the impacts of the current … Read more
Contract amnesty
Following on from an internal audit of procurement activity at the University of Kent (UoK), a recommendation was made to have all contracts at UoK … Read more
Enhancements to Key Travel Online Booking Platform
Please see below message from Key Travel: As part of our continued investment to enhance the customer journey and experience – including the recent launch … Read more
Update on Enterprise Car Hire
The new Enterprise Vehicle Hire booking portal is now complete and will be gradually rolled out across the University. Our account manager is available to … Read more

